by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Speech Pathology & Audiology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Communication Sciences is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in communication sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at SIUE was ranked #244 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication sciences list. It is also ranked #12 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for SIUE.
Part-time undergraduates at SIUE paid an average of $297 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,559 | $8,559 |
| Fees | $2,936 | $2,936 |
| Books and Supplies | $915 | $915 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,881 | $9,881 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,906 | $2,906 |
Learn more about SIUE tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at SIUE in Communication Sciences walked away with an average of $22,700 in student debt. That is 10% higher than the national average of $20,593.
Online degrees for the SIUE communication sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SIUE Online Learning page.
About 91.4% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in communication sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 95.4%.
Around 14.3% of communication sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at SIUE in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 30 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Communication Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Pathology & Audiology | 35 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Health | 38 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 18 |
| Nursing | 485 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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